‘This happens more frequently than people realize’: Arup chief on the lessons learned from a $25m deepfake crime
Early in 2024, an employee of UK engineering firm Arup made a seemingly routine transfer of millions of company dollars, following a video call with senior management. Except, it turned out, the employee hadn’t been talking to Arup managers at all, but to deepfakes created by artificial intelligence. The employee had been tricked into sending…
